2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Phinehas 
  mouth  of  brass,  or  from  old  Egypt,  the  negro.  (1.)  Son  of 
  Eleazar,  the  high  priest  (Ex.  6:25).  While  yet  a  youth  he 
  distinguished  himself  at  Shittim  by  his  zeal  against  the 
  immorality  into  which  the  Moabites  had  tempted  the  people  (Num. 
  25:1-9),  and  thus  "stayed  the  plague"  that  had  broken  out  among 
  the  people,  and  by  which  twenty-four  thousand  of  them  perished. 
  For  his  faithfulness  on  that  occasion  he  received  the  divine 
  approbation  (10-13).  He  afterwards  commanded  the  army  that  went 
  out  against  the  Midianites  (31:6-8).  When  representatives  of  the 
  people  were  sent  to  expostulate  with  the  two  and  a  half  tribes 
  who  just  after  crossing  Jordan,  built  an  altar  and  departed 
  without  giving  any  explanation,  Phinehas  was  their  leader,  and 
  addressed  them  in  the  words  recorded  in  Josh.  22:16-20.  Their 
  explanation  follows.  This  great  altar  was  intended  to  be  all 
  ages  only  a  witness  that  they  still  formed  a  part  of  Israel. 
  Phinehas  was  afterwards  the  chief  adviser  in  the  war  with  the 
  Benjamites  He  is  commemorated  in  Ps  106:30,  31.  (See  {ED}.) 
 
  (2.)  One  of  the  sons  of  Eli,  the  high  priest  (1  Sam.  1:3; 
  2:12).  He  and  his  brother  Hophni  were  guilty  of  great  crimes, 
  for  which  destruction  came  on  the  house  of  Eli  (31).  He  died  in 
  battle  with  the  Philistines  (1  Sam.  4:4,  11);  and  his  wife,  on 
  hearing  of  his  death,  gave  birth  to  a  son,  whom  she  called 
  "Ichabod,"  and  then  she  died  (19-22). 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Phinehas,  bold  aspect;  face  of  trust  or  protection 
 

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